Calling all Saffers in Perth!

Dr Mamphela Ramphele (former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town and World Bank Managing Director) and the CEO of the Citizens Movement, Heather Sonn have invited all South Africans in Perth to join them for an informal cocktail party at which they will introduce the recently-launched Citizens Movement.

Post-colonial Africa is characterised by demographics that fail to survive the first two decades of liberation because the focus of leaders and their parties turn from liberation to governing politics. What is missing in all these scenarios is the citizen in owning and shaping the democracy. Citizen participation is particularly importantly in South Africa which is a constitutional democracy and so the citizen should be front and centre.

There is also an obvious gap in the area of educating for democracy. This is particularly important in the context of post-colonial settings where the major challenge is the transition from autocracy to democracy. The Citizens Movement recognises that in order to make this transition successfully, people need to journey from subject to citizen.

The Movement holds the following vision: A proactive and informed South African citizenry, walking together with an effective government and accountable to create a better future for all.

Date: Wednesday 29th August 2012

Time: 18h00 for 18h30

Venue: Duxton Hotel, 1 St Georges Terrace, Perth

RSVP: beulah@subject2citizen.co.za by 28th August 2012

For more information on the Citizens Movement, see their website, www.subject2citizen.co.za

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